Oseberghaugen Royal Mound

The positives first: - Location is good, close to subway and relatively close walking distance to Oslo city center. - Relatively calm area, little to no noise from other occupants. And then the negatives (there are quite a few): - Check-in is horrendous, with a choppy landline to the reception whom are not able to communicate in acceptable English. - Parking is overpriced compared to municipal and private parking (using apps like EasyPark), and the parking outside the hotel is tight and congested. - The room cleanliness was subpar, with dirty floors. Room cleaning during our 8 day stay was non-existent. - Kitchen lacked the bare minimum of equipment for preparing food, no knives (only a bread knife) nor chopping boards or simple utensils. A well used sponge was provided for doing the dishes, no cloths for drying. - The mixer tap in the shower was broken, and stuck on extremely hot, making showers a painful experience. The shower doors were barely hanging on, and stuck when fully opened. There was no soap dispenser in the shower. - Only two towels, and no bathroom floor mat/towel or hand towels. - No A/C in the room, but a fan was provided which in combination with a wide open window provided an almost bearable temperature in the room during the night. - The bed was hard as concrete. - The microwave was broken. - The fire alarm triggered multiple times during the day. - The soap in the bathroom dispenser was watered down (probably to save money).

This was an odd property, more like a hostile or a room rental in a person's home than a hotel, but it served my needs, it was clean, safe, and was conveniently located for being far from Oslo (only a 10 minute direct train to downtown). My only issue was that I didn't receive any the check-in instructions with the key box code prior to my arrival; the issue was addressed quickly, but I had to make an international call (since I live in the US) to resolve it. I would consider staying here again.

Nice one quite good environment